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About Govanem Village

Govanem is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 80 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govanem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govanem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 431.26 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 80
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govanem compares

By the 2011 count Govanem is the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 431.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Govanem

Govanem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govanem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govanem from other places

Govanem lies about 23 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Govanem
Nearest railway station Kulem 16 km
Nearest town Ponda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Satari 23 km
District headquarters North Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Govanem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Govanem

As per the Census of India 2011, Govanem village had a population of 161. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Govanem village has 80 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govanem has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Govanem is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govanem covers 431.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govanem falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Govanem is Kulem, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Govanem.

Govanem is about 23 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govanem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Kulem is about 16 km away. Ponda is about 18 km away. Satari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Assodem (1.8 km), Malpona (1.9 km) and Xelopo Curdo (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Govanem today is likely to be higher.

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